The University of Winnipeg Department of Theatre and Film presents
UNITY (1918)
by Kevin Kerr
- Director – Mariló Núñez
- Scenic Design – Emma MacIsaac
- Costume Design – Amanda Jones
- Lighting Design – Adam Parboosingh
- Intimacy Director – Aria Evans
- Text & Vocal Coach / Voice & Speech Instructor – Tom Soares
- Singing Instructor – Donna Fletcher
- Costume Cutter & Stitcher – Beth Toderash
- Make-up & Costume Assistant – Aileen Audette
- Scenic Painter – Sharon Johnson
CAST
in alphabetical order
- Sam Campbell – Stan / Man 2 / Voice of Chaperone
- Chael Donald – Sissy
- Mia Downey – Rose
- Jane Dunham – Doris
- Joël Garbutt – Michael / Glen / Man 1
- William Gunter – Hart
- Bronwyn Smyth – Sunna
- Emma Stevens – Beatrice
- Elli Suppes – Mary
- Stage Manager – Willow Isaac
- Assistant Stage Manager – Jen Gieg
Key Characters in Unity (1918)
- Beatrice Wilde: A farmer’s daughter who acts as a narrator and attempts to maintain order in the town by writing in her diary.
- Sissy Wilde: Beatrice’s younger sister, a 17-year-old obsessed with religious fantasies and predicting the end of the world.
- Sunna: A 15-year-old Icelandic outcast who becomes the town’s mortician.
- Hart: A war veteran blinded in the war who returns to town.
- Mary: A debutante and close friend of Beatrice.
- Rose: An older, knowledgeable telephone operator who runs the local communications.
- Doris: A young, gossip-prone telegraph operator and Rose’s assistant.
- Stan: A widower farmer dealing with the loss of his wife during the plague.
- Michael: A young, energetic farm hand.
- Glen: A returning war veteran.
